Ive been following this for a while now. Ive been following Shell To Sea, An Irish Protest group against shell and all the crimes they have committed not only in Ireland but In nigera too. My friend actually changed the street signs in city centre dublin to Ken Sara-Wiwa Street during one of the many protests they have held in the last few years. Shell to Sea have been bringing his death to the forefront for a few years now.

Ive been following this for a while now. Ive been following Shell To Sea, An Irish Protest group against shell and all the crimes they have committed not only in Ireland but In nigera too. My friend actually changed the street signs in city centre dublin to Ken Sara-Wiwa Street during one of the many protests they have held in the last few years. Shell to Sea have been bringing his death to the forefront for a few years now.

"Facing mounting protests within Nigeria, Shell withdrew from Ogoni land in 1993 — a move that only put further pressure on the military to remove the Ogoni threat. A leaked memo from the head of the Rivers State Internal Security Force of the Nigerian Army was quite explicit: "Shell operations still impossible unless ruthless military operations are undertaken for smooth economic activities to commence.... Recommendations: Wasting operations during MOSOP and other gatherings making constant military presence justifiable. Wasting targets cutting across communities and leadership cadres especially vocal individuals of various groups." On May 10, 1994 —five days after the memo was written —Ken Saro-Wiwa said, "This is it. They [the Nigerian military] are going to arrest us all and execute us. All for Shell." Twelve days later, he was arrested and tried for murder. Before receiving his sentence, Saro-Wiwa told the tribunal, "I and my colleagues are not the only ones on trial. Shell is here on trial.... The company has, indeed, ducked this particular trial, but its day will surely come." Then, on November 10, 1995 —despite pressure from the international community, including the Canadian and Australian governments, and to a lesser extent the governments of Germany and France — the Nigerian military government executed Saro-Wiwa along with eight other Ogoni leaders who had protested against Shell."

Great book, and because I'm feeling generous... http://www.mininova.org/det/1784574

This is from "No Logo":

"Facing mounting protests within Nigeria, Shell withdrew from Ogoni land in 1993 — a move that only put further pressure on the military to remove the Ogoni threat. A leaked memo from the head of the Rivers State Internal Security Force of the Nigerian Army was quite explicit: "Shell operations still impossible unless ruthless military operations are undertaken for smooth economic activities to commence.... Recommendations: Wasting operations during MOSOP and other gatherings making constant military presence justifiable. Wasting targets cutting across communities and leadership cadres especially vocal individuals of various groups." On May 10, 1994 —five days after the memo was written —Ken Saro-Wiwa said, "This is it. They [the Nigerian military] are going to arrest us all and execute us. All for Shell." Twelve days later, he was arrested and tried for murder. Before receiving his sentence, Saro-Wiwa told the tribunal, "I and my colleagues are not the only ones on trial. Shell is here on trial.... The company has, indeed, ducked this particular trial, but its day will surely come." Then, on November 10, 1995 —despite pressure from the international community, including the Canadian and Australian governments, and to a lesser extent the governments of Germany and France — the Nigerian military government executed Saro-Wiwa along with eight other Ogoni leaders who had protested against Shell."